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clarinet
noun
clar·i·net
ˌkler-ə-ˈnet 
ˌkla-rə-;
ˈkler-ə-nət,
ˈkla-rə-
: a single-reed woodwind instrument having a cylindrical tube with a moderately flared bell and a usual range from D below middle C upward for 3¹/₂ octaves
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Then Akaka learned the clarinet for the school band.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Other gifts to the community included the endowed clarinet chair at the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Rosenthal Dome at Bass Performance Hall and significant contributions to the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Tarrant County.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
Its roiling surface was broken by little outbursts of flute and clarinet, with sudden rushes of cello and violin picking.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The score from Jay Wadley brilliantly serves to bring these worlds together when the clarinets of one realm start to coalesce with the percussion in the other, yet the film otherwise keeps them separate, much as Rayelle struggles to do, until the center doesn’t hold.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
And his orchestra was busy with standout performances — Raphael Figueroa’s endearing, assertive cello playing; Anton Rist’s splendid (and demanding) clarinet solos; Hannah Cope’s lucid harp.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Michelle has been an invaluable asset to our music program, primarily showcasing remarkable talent on the clarinet, tenor sax and bassoon.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
The wailing, breathless clarinet solo that kicks things off.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Her trio – Teng with Jordan Hamlin and Alex Wong – relies on looping and an elaborate setup: Teng has two keyboards and a vocals station, Hamlin plays the electric guitar, clarinet and French horn, and Wong takes on a keyboard, a guitar, drums and an electronic drum pad.
—Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Other gifts to the community included the endowed clarinet chair at the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, the Rosenthal Dome at Bass Performance Hall and significant contributions to the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth and Tarrant County.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
Its roiling surface was broken by little outbursts of flute and clarinet, with sudden rushes of cello and violin picking.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
The score from Jay Wadley brilliantly serves to bring these worlds together when the clarinets of one realm start to coalesce with the percussion in the other, yet the film otherwise keeps them separate, much as Rayelle struggles to do, until the center doesn’t hold.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
And his orchestra was busy with standout performances — Raphael Figueroa’s endearing, assertive cello playing; Anton Rist’s splendid (and demanding) clarinet solos; Hannah Cope’s lucid harp.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Michelle has been an invaluable asset to our music program, primarily showcasing remarkable talent on the clarinet, tenor sax and bassoon.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
The wailing, breathless clarinet solo that kicks things off.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Her trio – Teng with Jordan Hamlin and Alex Wong – relies on looping and an elaborate setup: Teng has two keyboards and a vocals station, Hamlin plays the electric guitar, clarinet and French horn, and Wong takes on a keyboard, a guitar, drums and an electronic drum pad.
—Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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clarinet
noun
clar·i·net
ˌklar-ə-ˈnet
ˈklar-ə-nət
: a woodwind musical instrument in the shape of a cylindrical tube having a single-reed mouthpiece
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